Birthday bash with a difference: Dubai-based NRI transforms his house into an isolation ward

Kerala is one of the two states in the country having three-digit coronavirus positive cases and the lowest mortality rate of only one per cent. Thanks to the state government’s effective handling of this Herculean task, the recovery rate of COVID19 case is the highest.

To boost the government’s fight against the pandemic coronavirus, a Dubai-based Malayali tycoon has offered his palatial bungalow in Kerala to set up an isolation ward as his birthday gift to his brethren in the home state.

Foreseeing the urgent requirement of isolation wards due to the hiking number of patients per day, the government has already started taking measures to mitigate the situation.

On the eve of his 53rd birthday, Dr. Sohan Roy, Chief Executive Officer, Aries Group of Companies based at United Arab Emirates has announced to provide his house in Kerala as an isolation ward for the patients.

His residence at Desamangalam is a palatial house of 9000 sq.ft which can accommodate a good number of infected people. “Even though this birthday has to be spent in quarantine, the mirth of getting to do something for my land and fellow beings have doubled its sweetness,” says Roy.

Dr. Roy has already announced to sponsor 10 ventilators to 10 districts of Kerala comprehending the scarcity of ventilators in hospitals.

His other announcement was the “Support a Family” drive to support 2000 needy families. He has asked each of the company’s employees to try and support one poor family and to take up their responsibility during this crisis period.

This campaign was launched specifically considering the hardships that daily wagers have to endure during the lockdown period. Aries Group has been playing a major role in supporting the evacuation of students and individuals who have been stuck amidst this crisis.

Aries Group has always played a major role when it comes to CSR activities. The company has a remarkable history of helping people to cope up with turns of unfortunate events, both natural calamities and man-made, said an official of the company.